We were deeply honored to be part of the 40th birthday celebration of Tess. Thank you JP for inviting us and for sharing this special occassion with us. Happy Birthday Tess!!
Thank you to Christine for helping JP organize, gather friends and being accomplice to the surprise 🙂
We had an incredible dinner that evening!!!! I have been hearing about Farah Tolentino but have not ever tried her cooking yet till this evening. And wow!! LOVED IT!! We were lucky JP invited us since I don’t know if we will have many opportunities to have her food as she is very expensive and very very busy! She normally only caters for small groups of 10 to 12, but she especially did this group of about 40 for JP and Tess. Everything she made Heart2Heart enjoyed!!
Farah has a catering partner, Chef Chris Bautista. They work together- he is her pastry chef but he also does a lot of other prep work. That is him beside her in the photo. He is a graduate of the Paris Ritz Escoffier school where he specialized in pastry
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I refuse to believe that that lady is 40! She looks like she’s in her 20’s! Somebody please feature her skincare regimen!
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Extremely well executed and thought-out event…starting from menu formulation to its flavor profile…the right china…even the centerpiece floral decor comes in perfect…the cake caught my attention too…very clean line and elegant….most importantly, the celebrant looks very happy and the husband who structured everything seemed very pleased! Overall, a job well done with two thumbs up–kudos to everyone!!
Salute!
Cookingly,
Richard Ramos